Dirk Knudsen

Dirk is a lifelong resident of the Pacific NW; athlete and Merit scholar. He runs camps, clinics, and has been a sports writer and analyst for nearly a decade now; mostly with Rivals.com as the editor of OregonPreps and WashingtonPreps.com. Dirk is the founder of NWPR & BrainChampions.org; a charity for injured athletes suffering from Brain Trauma / Concussion. He is a father of three and married.

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By Dirk Knudsen On Friday, May 10th, 2013
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NFL CAMP FREE COMING TO PDX MAY 20-24

We keep all the info coming in for the best Camps of the Year in the Pacific Northwest.  And we want to remind all of you and our visitors to check in on these at our Camps Link .  One of those is coming up in More...

Long known for being the premier combine in the Nation - The Nike Football SPARQ Combines are Free, ultimately credible, and only offered in a handful of locations in the US!
By Dirk Knudsen On Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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Biggest Football Combines In The Nation Are FREE And Coming To The NW!

We have said it again and again.  Combines are not important nor a necessity to being recruited.  In Fact few of any coaches in college look at the results nor do they care.  Either they do not believe the results More...

Reilly Hennessey at 6'3"-185 Pounds has a potent arm and good accuracy.  He landed his first offer tonight from EWU!
By Dirk Knudsen On Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Reilly Hennessey Lands Dream Offer

Wow what a busy night this has turned out to be.  Lots and lots of offers dropping across the Northwest and one of the guys we have not hear from for a while just called to say he hit pay dirt.  It was a golden More...

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By Dirk Knudsen On Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Toki Goes For Pac Twelve Two Step

Thomas Toki, that massive 2015 Defensive Tackle from Juanita High in Washington, landed his 2nd offer in the past few days. UCLA was first with a memorable offer to the big man of Tongan blood.  Today he had another More...

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By Dirk Knudsen On Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Liam Talty Of Sheldon Lands First Offer

Another young man from the I-5 Corridor has landed an offer to play football in the Division 1 realizing a dream that he has worked hard for.  Liam Talty of State Championship Sheldon High School has been offered More...

Thomas Toki landed offer #1 today and it was a big one!
By Dirk Knudsen On Monday, May 6th, 2013
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Toki Lands Bruins One Week After Film Breaks

One week ago we broke the story of Juanita High School’s Thomas Toki and the fact that his film showed a player of the utmost potential.  There it was for the world to see and having his story go National More...

Brett Rypien of Shadle Park High School was named a Top 10 Underclassmen at the Rivals Camp in Phoenix this month.
By Dirk Knudsen On Monday, May 6th, 2013
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Brett Rypien Talks Florida Visit

If we had a way to indicate how hot a recruit is getting we would bottle it up and sell it.  That is not always an obvious thing especially for the underclassmen.  Ultimately it is going to come down to who is More...

Here is a look at some of the stand out kids we saw at practice at PSU Friday and the NW PREP Alumni we have covered.
By Dirk Knudsen On Sunday, May 5th, 2013
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Where Are They Now? A Vikings Rewind

Sort of a fun Sunday piece of reading.  We are dedicated to not just the current players but to the Alumni too.  In the past we have covered hundreds of local kids from 9th and 10th grade on up and all the way More...

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By Dirk Knudsen On Saturday, May 4th, 2013
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Gunnar Amos Lands Army Offer

Gunnar Amos is one of the top QB’s in the Nation and we have covered him in our Chasing The Dream series this season.  So far the QB from Cour d’Alene has an offer from Idaho State and has been hearing from UW, More...

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By Dirk Knudsen On Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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One Week – One Tumor- One Kid – One Community – One Love

It has been one week.   One great kid from the Pacific Northwest had seizures one week ago tonight.  Those led to the Hospital and then a Brain Surgery to remove a tumor that was found to be non-cancerous.  As More...

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